Mercedario

Mercedario
Mercedario, 2004
Highest point
Elevation6,720 m (22,050 ft)
SRTM 
Prominence3,353 m (11,001 ft)
Ranked 57th
Isolation75.14 km (46.69 mi) 
ListingUltra
Coordinates31°58′45″S 70°06′45″W / 31.97917°S 70.11250°W / -31.97917; -70.11250
Geography
Mercedario
Location in Argentina
LocationSan Juan, Argentina
Parent rangeCordillera de la Ramada, Principal Cordillera, Andes
Climbing
First ascent18 January 1934
Easiest routescramble

Cerro Mercedario is the highest peak of the Cordillera de la Ramada range and the eighth-highest mountain of the Andes. It is located 100 km to the north of Aconcagua, in the Argentine province of San Juan.